Category: Brazil
Politics as Usual
Read more: Politics as UsualThis week, were covering Brazil picking a new Chamber of Deputies speaker, a South African bill that aims to raise GDP by 8%, and the EastMed pipeline project.
Endings and Beginnings
Read more: Endings and BeginningsThis week, we’re covering the end of AMLO’s era, the possible start of peace in the Aegean Sea, and the complex run-up to party elections in Angola.
Fighting Fires
Read more: Fighting FiresA fire at a refinery in Greece has highlighted some problematic practices in the sector, Brazilian President Lula da Silva advocated strongly for more climate action at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, and the Australian government released its National Hydrogen Strategy, although it may have difficulty passing the necessary legislation.
Waxing and Waning Influence
Read more: Waxing and Waning InfluenceNamibia’s energy minister’s position looks shaky after Swapo selected its 96 candidates for the National Assembly, Brazil’s Petroleum Workers’ Union looks to expand its influence under President Lula, and a growing rift between the leaders of two parties in Turkey threatens the government coalition.
Lula Leans Into the Energy Transition
Read more: Lula Leans Into the Energy TransitionBrazil’s President Lula has always devised national policies and programs to affirm his values and frame priorities. This month, his administration took additional steps in this direction to articulate a national energy transition strategy ahead of the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, hoping to grab the headlines and elevate his stature at the global climate governance…
Emerging Players
Read more: Emerging PlayersThis week, we’re covering emerging players in different institutions across the globe as Houthi authorities in Yemen announced a new “Change and Construction” cabinet, Elmar Nascimento has emerged as the frontrunner for Brazil’s next speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and Indonesia’s new energy minister could accelerate the rollout of new ministerial CCS regulations.
Drama Brokers
Read more: Drama BrokersThis week, our newsletter covers Libya’s new roadmap to elections, Azerbaijan’s president criticism of the EU and a new climate partnership between Brazil and the US.
Fighting Friction
Read more: Fighting FrictionOur newsletter this week looks at three spots of friction (current and potential) around the globe: Brazil and Argentina, Trump and the Middle East, as well as Algeria and AES.
Argentina & Brazil: Presidential Divorce, Energy Wedding?
Read more: Argentina & Brazil: Presidential Divorce, Energy Wedding?Presidents Milei and Lula are not on speaking terms, but can energy integration in the Mercosur bloc move ahead nonetheless, driven by private sector initiative?
Power Struggles
Read more: Power StrugglesThis week, we cover Petrobras’s new CEO (its 10th in as many years!), North Africa-Europe competition over green hydrogen and pesky power outages in Cote d’Ivoire.
